That particular email virus message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in
the hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used
to restore long-file names. I suggest you type 'sulfnbk' into a search
engine and read about this hoax that has been doing the rounds for quite
sometime. Most likely you will also find information to restore your system.

Patricia Hansen
2 Balconies,3rd Floor
Tacoma, Wa. USA
pmhansen at drizzle.com


"Use what talent you possess:
the woods would be
very silent if no birds sang
except those that sang best."
- Henry Van Dyke



----- Original Message -----
From: "Joanne H. Powell" <jhpowell at iea.com>
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; "Inland Northwest"
<inland-NW-birders at uidaho.edu>; "Kelly Andrew" <kevkeland at aol.com>; "Greg
Anders" <jamesgseven at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 7:08 AM
Subject: fake virus, but...


> I received the following information from my sister. I have sent out some
> messages and replied to some messages so thought I should send this to
you.
> AOL says this is a hoax virus but I took it off my system anyway. There's
> enough garbage on my hard drive without hoax virus files sitting there!
And,
> of course, there's always this sneaking suspicion that somewhere in that
> file there really IS something lying in wait. E-mail paranoia strikes
> again!!
>
> Here's the message I received:
>
> "The virus apparently lies dormat for 14 days and then wakes up and
> somehow damages files on the hard drive.
> To determine if you have the virus and remove it:
> 1. Go to start -- then to "Find" or "Search"
>
> 2. In the Search for file or folders type in
> sulfnbk.exe
>
> 3. In the look in make sure you are searching Drive C
>
> 4. Hit Search button (or find)
>
> 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the
>
> name sulfnbk.exe) DO NOT OPEN IT
>
> 6. RIGHT CLICK on the file -- go down to delete and left click.
>
> 7. Click on yes and send it to the recycle bin.
>
> 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and
> double click on the recycle bin.
>
> 9. RIGHT CLICK on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty bin."
>
>
> Regards, Joanne
> Reardan (Spokane) WA
> mailto: jhpowell at iea.com
>
>